MAywEAtHEr plAns to FiGHt kiCkBoxEr

Floyd Mayweather is planning on fighting Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa on Dec. 31 in Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo. Mayweather is 50-0 in his boxing career but has never fought professionally under MMA rules. Japanese promoter

RIZIN Fighting Federation said on Monday that rules and the weight class for the bout have not been set. The 20-year-old Nasukawa, speaking at a news conference alongside Mayweather, called it “probably the biggest event of my life so far.” He also vowed to end Mayweather’s long string of victories. “My punch can change history. And I will show that to you. So please stay tuned,” Nasukawa said, speaking through an interpreter. Mayweather praised his young opponent as “very strong and very fast and undefeated, so it’s obvious he’s doing something right.”